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Star Borne
Earth’s Extraterrestrial History
The Girl Who Plays With Toads
A question was posted in a writer’s forum, “How did you play with your toys as a kid?” The writer who posted the question answered first, sharing that he played with his Star Wars toys by telling stories with them, …
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The Book That Got Me Banned From Photobucket
July 2010: I’d just published Bad Dog to Best Friend, and it’s the book that got me banned from Photobucket. One thing I’m good at is writing a blog and building a website, so of course I started with those, …
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Dog Hookworms Can Kill Your Dog
Hookworms are one of the nastier worms that can infect a dog and your dog can catch hookworms in ways that would surprise you. In addition, YOU can catch hookworms, too. First of all, hookworms are so small that you …
The Writer’s Blob
A simple typo is all it takes to send a writer’s imagination off on a tangent. For me it was a post by a fellow author who wondered if she should have a writer’s blob. Growing up in the 60s, …
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Saltwater Hermit Crabs Hiding in Sea Shells
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Out of ignorance, I may have committed murder. My husband and I were kayaking in Pamlico Sound in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Outer Banks (OBX) is a chain of islands that forms a narrow strip of land …
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Dog Friendly Beaches in the Outer Banks – NOT!
It’s hard to find dog friendly beaches close to us, and we had to drive 12 hours one way for our beach dog vacation. We stayed in Rodanthe, which is in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, also known as …
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Spiders vs. Mosquitoes — Be Very Afraid
Arachnophobia is the intense fear of spiders, one where the fear factor is greater than the risk of actually being harmed, and it’s one of the top ten phobias in the world, but here’s the thing — your risk of …
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Snakes Dangling From the Trees
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One of the scariest pictures they paint of the Amazon rainforest is when they show images of snakes dangling from the trees, up over your head, looking down at you like they’re waiting to drop down on your head the …
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Noah’s Ark — It Just Keeps Raining
Every day my husband asks, “Is it ever going to stop raining?” It just keeps on raining, day after day, with thunder and lightning and torrential rains. This is the type of weather that causes lakes and rivers to flood, …
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